Pleasntville man charged with trying to run down girlfriend as she steps off a bus

MIDDLE TWP. — A Pleasantville man is accused of trying to run over his girlfriend as she stepped off a bus, police said today.

Dashawn Cooper, 25, is charged with aggravated assault. He was committed to the Cape May County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail and a detainer a non-support warrant.

Cooper is charged with trying to run down his girlfriend on Tuesday. Cooper was traveling north and spotted the woman getting off a bus on Delsea Drive here, police said. He crossed into the southbound lane at a “high rate of speed,” police said. Cooper “narrowly” missed striking the woman.

Police located the suspect and his gold Toyota — with Virginia registration - at the Wawa in Rio Grande.